U18 World League

Stadio Mirko Fersini
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dave Berardini got the match started through his kick off. Folke Örnberg was a little too slow when Ermanno Lemme got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. Antonio Di Gennaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Wallman, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Eraldo Giammaria who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vykans Vikingar's Folke Örnberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute, Vykans Vikingar's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dave Berardini fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 24 minutes into the game, Eraldo Giammaria lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Folke Örnberg. In the 28th minute, Eraldo Giammaria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seggiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. A hard shot 35 in the game by Eraldo Giammaria from a close distance when the talented Folke Örnberg managed to make a qualified save. Vykans Vikingar's players were relieved. After 36 played minutes Vykans Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Wallin. Seggiano's Diego Barbato got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Seggiano defense, Casper Göransson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Di Gennaro. The Seggiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Di Gennaro should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute, Eraldo Giammaria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bo Wallman was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Seggiano getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Dave Berardini hit a great ball. Mats Lundberg got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Bo Wallman. When Dave Berardini fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seggiano's protests and gave Dave Berardini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Dave Berardini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kasper Stålman hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Seggiano's Diego Barbato tried to score from far away in the 74th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Dino Caracciolo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Casper Göransson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Antonio Di Gennaro made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Andreas Alm took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Antonio Di Gennaro to make any attempt to save it. 86 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's Casper Göransson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antonio Di Gennaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Aldo Andreoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew the final whistle, Seggiano could leave the field as winners, despite Vykans Vikingar having more of the ball for most of the match.